Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Dubei Zen Temple is an ordinary Buddhist temple located halfway up the Yunyu Mountain in Yanquan. As Jian Chenqing said, it is well-known in the east of Yanquan because of the Jingxin Monument.

In fact, Yunyu Mountain is also well-known to the world. On the night of August 15th every year, Yunyu Mountain will have a magnificent sight of Yunyu swallowing the moon.

The top of Yunyu Mountain is covered with light green jade stones that can reflect the moon. Only on the night of August 15th, the reflection of the entire top of Yunyu Mountain will overlap in the sea of ​​clouds, forming a complete moon shadow. The scene is very spectacular.

Jian Chenqing had been to Yunyu Mountain, and she was accompanied by her husband. They also came on the night of August 15th. Unfortunately, the weather was not good that night, and thick clouds covered half of the moon, so what they saw was the scene of Yunyu swallowing the half moon.

Jian Chenqing was very reluctant to climb Yunyu Mountain. Her love story was just like Banyue's that year, full of regrets!

When Shen Yichen and Jian Chenqing returned to Yixianxia, ​​there were no more people from the martial arts world there. It was obvious that they had all entered Yunyu Mountain.

Shen Yichen and Jian Chenqing were walking in Yixianxia. They couldn't ride horses at all because the road was bumpy and there was no light in some places. Some places were connected and formed dark caves.

Jian Chenqing suddenly said:

"Rumor has it that there's a Bodhi orchid, a rare Buddhist flower, in Yunyu Mountain, where the Dubei Zen Monastery is located. This rumor seems to have spread to the martial arts world at the same time as the Dubei Zen Monastery. Some say that the Dubei Zen Monastery is guarding the Bodhi orchid, or perhaps waiting for it!"

Shen Yichen reached out to help Jian Chenqing cross a stone step and asked softly:

"You mean, these people from Jianghu are here for Bodhi Xuanlan?"

Jian Chenqing looked at the hand that Shen Yichen extended to her. She was a little dazed and did not take his hand. Instead, she was stunned for a moment.

This scene really seems familiar!

Shen Yichen looked up at Jian Chenqing and said softly:

"Come down, even the horses dare, don't you?"

Jian Chenqing smiled slightly!

"Why don't you just leave on your own this time? If you're so nice to me, I'll be moved!"

"Hey, can we be serious?"

Jian Chenqing took Shen Yichen's hand. After passing that hurdle, the rest of the journey would be much easier.

"Every ten years, there's this grand flower-hunting expedition. Legend has it that the Bodhi Orchid blooms once every ten years, and obtaining a petal can add sixty years to your spiritual practice. It's also said to make you sixty years younger. I don't know if this is true, and no one has ever seen it!"

Shen Yichen seemed to be a little moved when he heard this. It would be great if he could increase his cultivation by a decade, but he knew that this news must be false.

However, Shen Yichen has another guess, that Bodhi Xuanlan might be the spiritual cultivation that his master mentioned.

Shen Yichen always thought that Youyou was a spirit, but ever since he met King Li Ling in the Heart of the Haohai, he felt that Youyou or the Tianyou clan were not spirits in the traditional sense, because that was a race, just not in human form. The so-called spirits should be those creatures that are gifted by nature and practice alone.

The two of them quickly passed through Yixian Gorge, and after passing through, they suddenly felt the light!

The distant mountains are green, the valley is deep and the water is calm, and the cliffs on both sides are staggered.

The place where Shen Yichen and the others were located was the ancient plank road in the middle of the rock.

"Is this a naturally formed road, or was it artificially dug?"

"Who knows? The past is like smoke, and the past is like a dream!"

Jian Chenqing stood by the ancient plank road, gazing into the distance. The light of the setting sun shone on her face, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in her expression.

Shen Yichen looked at the bright eyes and the pretty face with frowned brows, and was stunned for a moment. Jian Chenqing's dignified and elegant appearance was really fascinating!

"Have you seen enough? Do you find that my sister also has attractive beauty? Have you decided whether to exchange?"

"Oh, you're such a killjoy!"

Shen Yichen turned forward, his face slightly hot and his heart slightly ashamed!

His horse was really obedient and followed him silently. Shen Yichen felt that this was related to his practice of the Zen technique.

The two of them had not walked far when they came across a protruding circular cliff, which was in a perfect position to offer a panoramic view of the scenery inside and outside the mountain.

"The temple you see now is Dubei Zen Temple. The lush green on the top of that mountain is Yunyu Mountain. Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, a scene of Yunyu swallowing the moon appears there. Between the two, there is a mountain-hanging pond called Yinyang Pond. Half of the water comes from the left side of the mountain, and the other half comes from the right side. The water temperature is different. It is said that in winter, half is frozen and the other half is running water..."

Shen Yichen stared blankly at Jian Chenqing who was talking non-stop, and asked doubtfully:

"Have you been here before?"

"Of course. Didn't I tell you that every ten years a large number of people from the Jianghu come here to look for Bodhi Xuanlan?"

"You came with your husband!"

"This has nothing to do with you, Brother Qingchen. You have to spend the night in the mountains. Be careful not to die!"

"What do you mean?"

"The Bodhi Mysterious Orchid is a rare flower from heaven and earth. It is said that it requires human blood to attract it to appear. Therefore, many people die here every ten years. Moreover, since both good and evil can come here, some of the grudges between good and evil are also settled here!"

Of course Shen Yichen didn't know.

"Don't you think Dubei Zen Temple cares?"

"Use your brain. Dubei Zen Monastery wants to take control, but do they have the ability? If they really want to, can the people of Jianghu still pass through Yixianxia?"

Shen Yichen had an indescribable strange feeling in his heart. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

“Is it like this every ten years?”

"The first three days of the first month after the arrival of spring at Yanquan!"

"Sister, don't you think it's weird?"

"I know what you mean, but this rumor has been around for hundreds of years, and people still come every ten years, which shows that it is quite true. Moreover, those young disciples in the martial arts world really need natural treasures to improve their cultivation!"

Shen Yichen has become suspicious of everything now, but he still goes up the mountain with Jian Chenqing. Not only do the people in the martial arts world need them, but he also needs them. However, his inner doubts have not been eliminated.

When Shen Yichen and Jian Chenqing arrived near the Dubei Temple, they realized that Jian Chenqing's guess was correct. Everything was fine in the Dubei Temple and nothing had happened. Many people from the martial arts world came here just for Bodhi Xuanlan.

Jian Chenqing pulled Shen Yichen back and quietly reminded him:

"Something's not right this year. In the past, it was mostly young disciples, but I saw many sect elders along the way. I thought something big had happened at Dubei Zen Monastery!"

"what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Bodhi Xuanlan might really exist and might appear, otherwise so many experts wouldn't come!"

"It's none of my business. I came here to become a monk. Didn't you say that if I entered Dubei Zen Monastery, you would leave me?"

Jian Chenqing hugged Shen Yichen all of a sudden and said in a tender voice:

"I don't agree with you becoming a monk, I won't let you!"

Shen Yichen slapped his forehead, he really had a headache!

"This is a Buddhist holy land. Don't make it as embarrassing as Pisces Town, okay?"

"Okay, you can become a monk tomorrow, but definitely not today!"

"why?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer! Are you trying to cheat? I need the technique!"

Jian Chenqing's hand began to touch Shen Yichen's heart again. She seemed to want to know what the man was thinking!

"My master once taught me a truth: the Tao is in the heart. The heart of the heart is not the heart. The source is emptiness. Empty, empty, empty is already empty! Don't touch it. My heart is empty. Or rather, I also want to know what my heart thinks!"

Jian Chenqing turned and came to Shen Yichen, and said in surprise:

"You, you've been to Dubei Zen Temple? Isn't this your first time at Yanquan?"

Jian Chenqing frowned slightly and pulled Shen Yichen to the main gate of Dubei Zen Temple.

Shen Yichen stood there in a daze!

The couplets on both sides of the main gate of Dubei Zen Temple are:

The Dharma is in the mind, and the mind of the mind is not the mind;

Zen seeks to reach emptiness, emptiness, emptiness, emptiness is already emptiness!

Shen Yichen's first reaction:

"Could it be that Dubei Zen Temple is related to Guanxing Mountain?"

"Brother Qingchen, you're not really going to become a monk, are you? This is too much of a coincidence!"

Jian Chenqing felt that Shen Yichen had a connection with Dubei Zen Temple.

This time, Jian Chenqing didn't need to stop Shen Yichen, as Shen Yichen had already retreated a long way.

"What's going on?"

"Who is your master? Why would he teach you using Buddhist language? Does your master want you to become a monk?"

Shen Yichen ignored Jian Chenqing. This was definitely the words of Guanxing Mountain applied by Dubei Zen Temple, but how could the words of Guanxing Mountain be passed down as Buddhist words?

Shen Yichen couldn't figure it out, shook his head, and said firmly:

"I want to enter the Dubei Zen Temple!"

"No, you have to pass on the skills to me first. What if you go in and don't come out?"

In fact, Shen Yichen himself was also worried about this problem, and this coincidence made him feel nervous.

"How about you, sister, come in with me?"